Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These tendencies became especially marked in the canal mania of the 1790s when , according to an enthusiast in 1796 , " perseverance having vanquished prejudice , the fire of speculation was lighted and canals became the subjects of general conversation " . |
| 2 | Not only was it rare to visit clients ' premises , but the ‘ audited ’ accounts produced usually contained an amount for stock which was simply plucked out of the air by the client . |
| 3 | As the army 's innately conservative values became increasingly influenced by ultranationalist thought , the villages from which many soldiers came continued to be seen as fertile areas of support . |
| 4 | Also in ITV 's winter package of programmes announced yesterday include Jilly Cooper 's new lust-in-the-saddle mini-series Riders and a controversial documentary series The Good Sex Guide hosted by Making Out star Margi Clarke . |
| 5 | The projects failed both to protect natural forest , and to improve prospects for the poorest people in the area , according to the report 's author , consultant Michael Flint . |
| 6 | Staff from our businesses and Estates met recently to see how networking works and how it could increase our share of business in the water industry . |
| 7 | And how two cultures failed entirely to understand each other . |
| 8 | As the game progressed Tranmere 's defenders became more composed and , in the closing minutes , they went in search of a winning goal and caused some heart-flutterings among the home supporters . |
| 9 | Osaka merchants became increasingly specialized in function and their number expanded rapidly . |
| 10 | The law or , more correctly stated , those who make the law , have a corresponding obligation to ensure that the principles and rules laid down meet certain criteria . |
| 11 | In trying to provide answers to the questions why have social policies failed significantly to reduce social class inequalities , it is best to look at each of the three steps in the process separately — access , use and outcome . |
| 12 | After a while , the two programmes became strangely blurred into one . |
| 13 | At a workshop on tribology 87% of attendees admitted now knowing their company 's overall costs due to friction and wear . |
| 14 | He finds a neat but dubious way of skirting Paul Simon 's problem with the cultural boycott : South African musicians laid down backing tracks in Johannesburg in his absence and then he overdubbed vocals in the US . |
| 15 | TWO-YEAR jail sentences and unlimited fines will face Scottish knife-carriers under Scottish Office plans announced yesterday to toughen up the proposed law . |
| 16 | Her teeth gritted together to stop herself screaming , she rocked backwards and forwards like a child , oblivious to the drizzle that had begun while she 'd been in the kitchen with Gwen as disjointed sentences jostled in her brain for supremacy . |
| 17 | But this also means that as the morphology of species matured over great periods of historic time , other forms became more adapted to life on land , while yet others returned to the water to escape the increasing competition . |
| 18 | However such power and influence should have been balanced by checks built in to protect those falling foul of an individual BAT leader . |
| 19 | And above the flames of burning houses rose up to drown out the moonlight and rush hot air into their streaming faces . |
| 20 | Fears that President Clinton will raise cigarette taxes triggered overnight falls in Philip Morris , and sent BAT 34p lower to 926p , with Rothmans losing 19p to 603p . |
| 21 | Through casual meetings at cafés , the artists drew together to form a movement in protest against the waste of war , against nationalism and against everything pompous , conventional or boring in the art of the Western world . |
| 22 | Her fingers tried uselessly to stem the flow of flaming tresses , and Benedict , mesmerised , stood with the tray stupidly clasped in his hands , staring at the mass of struggling copper , bright and flickering like fire in the glow from outside . |
| 23 | Despite unsuitable premises , lack of funding and a dearth of promised support from the council , many groups tried hard to accommodate children 's needs . |
| 24 | Foreign artists tried hopelessly to find work , dig trenches , look after the four cows in the Bois de Boulogne , anything to earn a few francs . |
| 25 | The trackers and beaters were already there and in a flurry of snow , shouts , cries and yelping barks , the hunters moved down to meet them . |
| 26 | Not all words would suffice for this , but the number of standard forms used gradually increased . |
| 27 | At an officers council two of the lads got up to sing a duet at a free and easy sing-song after the intensity of the day . |
| 28 | I shouted as the lads got up to join in . |
| 29 | Neither man gave evidence but their counsels argued neither had believed they were breaking the law . |
| 30 | Moreover , because tea required a more stable labour supply than coffee the plantation Tamils became more settled , though many continued to retain some ties with India . |